Perception of professional nurses regarding factors that influence the integration of psychiatric services into primary health in Buffalo City clinics in the Eastern Cape Province.
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2014-01
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University of Fort Hare
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions of the professional nurses regarding the factors that influence integration of psychiatric services into Primary Health Care (PHC) in Buffalo City clinics in the Eastern Cape. A qualitative research-design was seen as the most suitable in this study. This method was chosen because the researcher was committed to explore the perceptions of the participants in the study. A purposive sampling method was used to select participants for the study, who were selected on the basis of their knowledge of the phenomenon. The participants were professional nurses who were involved in providing mental health care services at the primary health care settings. A pilot study was conducted in a primary health care setting involving participants with similar characteristics to the study population.
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Masters Thesis
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Psychiatric nursing, Mental health services, Psychiatric hospital care
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Mhlahlo,N.B.Perception of professional nurses regarding factors that influence the integration of psychiatric services into primary health in Buffalo City clinics in the Eastern Cape Province.Alice.University of Fort Hare.